FNUS75 KSLC 291442 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK SAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 842 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013 .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT SLIPPED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT AND THE SURFACE GRADIENT BEHIND THIS FRONT IS STILL NEARBY CAUSING THE WINDS TO BE GUSTY FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL RELAX AFTER 1000 MDT AS THIS FRONT AND SURFACE GRADIENT PULLS AWAY AND THE HIGH BUILDS IN. HOWEVER...ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST AFTER 1400 MDT TO SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH WITH GUST TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE WEST NORTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15-20 MPH AND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30-35 MPH BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68. MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38. MAX HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...CORDELL TAYLOR REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.ROCKC.02/SLC $$